classist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈklæsɪst/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English class Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English classist From class + -ist.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to classism.
Please and thank you were not in her vocabulary, and she would sometimes say things that were “Not racist,” Neff said, “but classist.” (“What are you bitches, broke?” Anna asked her and another hotel employee.)
2018 May 28, Jessica Pressler, “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It”, in New York Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most classist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more classist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
ca classista (pertaining to classism) · es clasista (pertaining to classism) · de klassistisch (pertaining to classism) · fr classiste (pertaining to classism)